Ling Shan raised her eyes and fixed her gaze directly on Steward Lin.
The ladies around unconsciously stepped back silently, leaving Ling Shan and Xiao Man exposed, as if they were some kind of plague.
Several young servants rolled up their sleeves and surrounded them, their eyes glinting with an uncomfortable light.
Ling Shan, however, remained motionless, standing there calmly and composedly. She neither pleaded for mercy nor tried to explain.
Her calm and detached attitude made her seem as if she was about to ascend to immortality the next moment.
Such calmness made Steward Lin have a moment of doubt in his heart.
Could it be that she was not the lover of the Ninth Young Master of the Shen family?
No.
Whether she was or not, she had to die today!
A cold and cruel look flashed across Steward Lin's eyes.
It was just her bad luck!
When the young servants were almost upon them, a sharp cold light flashed through the air, drawing a perfect arc.
The first thought that popped into everyone's mind was one of admiration.
The red - tinted arc was like a cluster of gorgeous plum blossoms, extremely eye - catching.
In just a moment, the young servants fell to the ground, lifeless.
Looking down, they could see a thin red line on each of their necks.
Obviously, they had all been killed with a single knife!
Right in front of everyone, it was as easy as killing a chicken.
Everyone was impressed by Xiao Man's cool gesture of drawing out the thin, cicada - wing - like soft sword from her waist and giving a gentle wave.
Steward Lin, however, gave a cold look. He stared at Ling Shan and Xiao Man and let out a very brief sneer.
Then, he raised his hand and waved it in the air.
The next moment, countless black - clad dead soldiers appeared out of thin air like ghosts, their eyes glinting with cold light.
"Kill!"
At the order, the black - clad dead soldiers rushed forward like machines with their swords drawn.
Xiao Man's expression remained unchanged. She held the soft sword tightly in one hand and stretched out the other hand straightly, taking a slightly backward stance to protect Ling Shan.
Her obsidian - like pupils were filled with stubborn coldness, and countless icy killing intents turned into ice shards and stabbed at the dead soldiers.
Her obvious action showed her unwavering determination to protect Ling Shan.
If the dead soldiers wanted to touch a single hair of Ling Shan, they would have to step over her corpse!
The sword lights flashed and the air was filled with killing intent. The fierce sword moves clashed back and forth, and every blow drew blood.
The dead soldiers fell one by one, and Xiao Man's body was gradually covered with wounds.
No matter how powerful Xiao Man was, the dead soldiers just kept coming.
Gradually, the speed of Xiao Man's sword swings slowed down, and her face became paler and paler. It was obvious that she was about to lose her strength!
The dead soldiers' attacks became even more fierce, as if they had been injected with stimulants.
Ling Shan had been quietly hiding behind Xiao Man, looking like a pampered and cowardly rich young lady.
Steward Lin looked at this scene and a smile curled up on his lips.
It was almost over.
The fire in the yard of the opera house was gradually dying down. The dead soldiers had forced Ling Shan and Xiao Man into a dead end and gradually surrounded them.
Steward Lin stepped forward and locked his eyes on the master and servant who were supporting each other.
"The Ninth Young Master of the Shen family made you, a young woman, do such a dangerous and life - threatening thing. It shows that he doesn't really care about you, his so - called 'wife'..."
Steward Lin tried to win Ling Shan over with his words in order to find a flaw in "the Ninth Young Master of the Shen family" and break this killing situation.
Unexpectedly, his silver tongue froze in mid - air.
No one saw how Ling Shan made her move. They only saw Steward Lin, who had been talking, suddenly fall to the ground.
This scene scared everyone. The dead soldiers were stunned for a moment and then rushed forward again with their swords raised.
This time, Ling Shan didn't hide behind Xiao Man. Instead, she raised her hand and sometimes made up for Xiao Man's attacks after she drew her sword.
It wasn't really making up for the attacks in the traditional sense, because the way she did it was so dazzling.
She not only stabbed the dying people with a dagger, but also used medicine powder that seemed to come out of nowhere and an endless stream of small hidden weapons...
Each one of these made the dead soldiers unable to cope. Coupled with Steward Lin's unknown life or death, they gradually became flustered.
The ladies were like spectators. From the initial panic and uneasiness, they gradually watched with rapt attention.
They just thought that the plays performed by the opera troupe were not as good as this real - life drama!
And it was free. They really felt like they had made a great bargain!
As long as this drama didn't spread to them, it would be simply wonderful!
When most of the dead soldiers had been dealt with, Ling Shan held a dagger tightly in one hand and walked towards Steward Lin, who was unconscious but not going to die anytime soon.
Whoosh—
A sharp arrow whistled towards them from behind. Ling Shan's ears twitched. Before she could turn around to dodge, she felt her body lighten again.
The arrow happened to hit Steward Lin's leg.
The unconscious man's eyelids fluttered violently from the pain, but he still didn't wake up.
Ling Shan's eyelids also fluttered. Her arms instinctively wrapped around the two of them.
Looking down, she met Yu Shiwei's cold and slightly smiling eyes.
It was the second time in one day that she had been saved by this beautiful woman. Ling Shan's almond - shaped eyes sparkled. Her fingers grabbed Yu Shiwei's collar.
The free and gentle wind blew on her face. At this moment, it seemed that her heart was free and her body was free too.
Floating in the wind, she felt completely relaxed.
If the situation and the timing were right.
Ling Shan really would have wanted Yu Shiwei to carry her and fly around in the air one more time.
Sure enough, a fragrant and soft good sister was much nicer!
"Are you okay?"
After landing, Yu Shiwei nervously scanned Ling Shan's body inch by inch.
Letting Ling Shan escape from the secret room alone was the only option they had.
Fortunately, although she looked soft and delicate and made people want to protect her, she was not really someone who needed to be protected.
A fire had delayed the people from the Jiang Mansion and also allowed her to find the evidence for conviction.
With their inside - outside cooperation, Jiang Qiming and a group of officials were all captured at once.
This birthday banquet had gathered all the moths together for them, saving them a lot of trouble.
When Yu Shiwei rushed to the opera house all the way, the thing she was most worried about was Ling Shan.
"I'm fine. Did everything go smoothly?"
"The old guy surnamed Jiang has been arrested and brought to justice. Shan Shan was really amazing today. She made the plan go even more smoothly. Our Shan Shan is really smart!"
Yu Shiwei changed her cold and aloof attitude and racked her brains to praise Ling Shan.
She was afraid that Ling Shan would feel uncomfortable because of the bloody scenes.
Hearing this, Ling Shan felt a warm feeling in her heart.
"I'm okay. Shiwei, don't worry. Are you injured? Your Majesty... Is the Ninth Young Master okay?"
"I'm okay. I've suffered some minor injuries."
Yu Shiwei leaned closer and whispered, "Your Majesty is okay too. Don't worry."
Ling Shan let out a sigh of relief, and a strange feeling flashed through her heart.